Insomniac CEO Comments on Wii U, PS4, Xbox 720

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“Wii-U is something I'd consider more current gen - but we're not working on games for it.”

By Andrew Goldfarb

Insomniac CEO Ted Price has commented on next-gen consoles but says he considers Wii U “current gen.” In an Ask Me Anything post on Reddit, Price was asked for his thoughts on “next gen consoles” including “the new one from MS, PS4 and WII-U.”

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Wii-U is something I'd consider more current gen.

“Wii-U is something I'd consider more current gen - but we're not working on games for it,” Price wrote. “When it comes to PS4 I'm excited that they seem to be lowering barriers for independent developers. It's cool to see almost weekly announcements from Sony explaining how they're opening things up for indies. And of course I'm very excited to see what Microsoft announces soon.”

Elsewhere in the post, Price also commented on the recently-announced Ratchet and Clank movie. Asked if the studio has “always wanted” to do a Ratchet film, Price replied “yes we have. We also wanted to do a Spyro movie way back but could never get it off the ground. As far as our involvement goes, TJ Fixman who wrote the scripts for the PS3 Ratchets and for Fuse wrote the movie script. We also have animation input and creative consultation on the movie. The folks we're working with at Blockade and Rainmaker absolutely share our vision for the Ratchet universe. It's been awesome working with them.”

Asked later if a game will be timed to release alongside the film, Price simply added “we're hoping that, regardless of the games that come out at the same time, the movie stands on its own. The Ratchet universe has expanded quite a bit since we started and it's given us lots of material to draw on.”